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    UK literary agents who specialise in science fiction and fantasy

    How should one approach a literary agent firsthand?
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    What not to put in a children's fantasy?

    The drunk in the story I'm writing is a comedy aspect in my book, as his drunken waddle adds character to his peculiar features. The festival which is celebrated annually in the story is a celebration of the harvesting of the apples, which is the staple of the leprechauns diet, as they rely...
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    Who is worth talking too for Fantasy books?

    I think perhaps I need to work on how long my stories are too then, because I seem to write a whole story between 70 and 95,000 thinking that 100,000 was the aimed word count. Could what I write be seen as a novella and not a novel?
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    What not to put in a children's fantasy?

    True I guess. I wanted to write for 9yr olds and older, or at least I wanted my book to be relatively universal. Something like "Willow", "Legend", "The princess bride" or even "Magical world of the leprechauns" type of stuff. I wanted this, because I tend to think of stories of which will...
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    What was the last movie you saw?

    I watched two movies since my last post. Resident Evil Fluke I liked Fluke better because it makes people think deeply and I love storylines like that as it's like a story with a moral, but you don't get your nose rubbed in it. I liked resident evil for one thing only, and that is "the...
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    What Historical Fiction are you reading?

    currently reading... TORQUEMADA
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    What not to put in a children's fantasy?

    Another question is... As a protagonist, is a 7yr old too young to be considered as a leader, adventurer and hero in fantasy stories? Because I was hoping to focus my main character on being around 7 or 8, with adult leprechaun guardians on the adventure... now despite them being her...
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    What kind of RPG is YOUR kind of RPG?

    I like games like The sims, second life, rome total war.
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    What Historical Fiction are you reading?

    Not currently reading, but the last I've read was "A study in scarlet" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a Sherlock Holmes novel. I plan to read Bleak House soon.
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    Fears

    Thanks! xxx
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    Fears

    Only recently, in fact a few days ago I lost over 200 poems, 2 half finished novels, and 6 songs, I've written, just because microsoft word decided to update. I saved it all on both the E: drive, and a USB memory stick; I was advised by a friend to spend £29.99 on some software called "recovery...
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    Can a chapter be too long?

    I've often wondered if my chapters are too short, 3 to 10 pages per chapter usually for me.
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    What not to put in a children's fantasy?

    Hmm, when I was little I was also afraid of some parts in the goonies, and even pinnochio as weird as it sounds! Yet I could sit and watch Dracula, critters, gremlins and wishmaster and be fine! However, I have to admit, I was one of these children of which their mother was religious and if...
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    Fears

    Brilliant ideas, thank you xxx
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    Fears

    Hi, I'm wondering how some writers handle their fears when they are writing? What I mean exactly, is; when you are writing a story you've been working on a while, but then after months or a year or two down the line you find a show on TV or another book, which has almost an identical plot to...
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    WHO are YOU?

    Hi, I'm Tina and I live in North West London, UK. I am unemployed at the moment, because I had an operation a month ago which will take a few weeks to heal. I used to be an administrator for a charity which deals with intregating people with mental learning difficulties into work and...
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    What was the last movie you saw?

    Tremors The first one, for the 30th time in my life. :)
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    What not to put in a children's fantasy?

    Thanks! Also another question about writing fantasy for children, does it always have to be a happy ending? Can a morose or dark outcome be okay in children's fantasy?
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    Colour of Magic

    I hope it does, I really liked the Hogfather!
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